Peasiella tantilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Peasiella
Species:
P. tantilla
Binomial name
Peasiella tantilla
(Gould, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Margarita angulata A. Adams, 1853
  • Risella parvula Dunker, 1861
  • Trochus diminutivus Reeve, 1862
  • Trochus tantillus Gould, 1849

Peasiella tantilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Description and biology

Peasiella tantilla is five millimeters in length and diameter.[2] The shell of Peasiella tantilla is a spiral shape and its body symmetry is "dextrally coiled".[3] Their shell also extends all the way down to the base and tends to be light brown to yellow.[2] The shell of Peasiella tantilla can also have little white spots on the shell.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Peasiella tantilla reside in the Indo-Pacific.[4] Their marine habitat is the marine benthic[5]. Peasiella tantilla is abundant along the coast of the supratidal region where they are commonly found in pools and are close to the sea.[2] Peasiella tantilla occurs mainly throughout the Pacific Ocean.[2] Examples of places they occur are the Hawaiian Islands, Oceania, Indo-China, and Indo-Malaysia.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Peasiella tantilla (Gould, 1849). Reid, David G. (2009). Peasiella tantilla (Gould, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445515 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kay, E. Alison (1979). Hawaiian marine shells. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 0-910240-26-4. OCLC 5954550.
  3. ↑ "Keeled Periwinkle - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Peasiella tantilla (Gould, 1849)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Keeled Periwinkle - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 17 April 2023.


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